Bassett Family Association Database
Jane Bassett
Abt 1874 - 1952 (~ 78 years)-
Name Jane Bassett Born Abt Feb 1874 Stratford, Essex, England 
Gender Female _UID D9B0471A37B5204F8D535388A7A366893997 Died 31 Dec 1952 Notes - From the notebook of Albert E. Sayer (senior), a description of his 1904 voyage from England to Canada with his wife (Jane “Jin” Bassett) and presumably their children Elsie Jane and Albert Edward.
Arrived at Liverpool 5-30. Drove to Hotel in Brake had breakfast 6-30. Went for a walk round Liverpool until 10-30 then we went by Brake to the landing stage then the tender took us off to the ship. We started on our voyage about 4-30. Nice weather first 2 days (Tues and Wed). Thursday and Friday very squally. Jin was sick on Thurs but we have both been very well. Satur and Sun was very foggy. We paid ?? each on Sunday and we had a first class dinner which was nice. On Monday we saw an iceberg. Arrived at Quebec 4-30. We had a walk around Quebec. Went up the heights. Saw the monument of general Wolfe. Got in the train about 8-30. We had to wait in the train till 12-30 P.M. before we started. Arrived at Montreal 8-30 A.M. We had a walk around the town. Had boots cleaned, shave and cut. Left at 11-00 A.M. Arrived at Peterborough 10-30 P.M. Left at 11-00 P.M. Arrived at Belleville 1-50 A.M. We had to sleep in the station till about 5-00 A.M. Then we went and found out where Rev. G. Bran (?) lived. Then we went and had some breakfast and a wash. We had a job offered us in the train.
Person ID I58 341B James Bassett of Finchingfield, Essex, England Last Modified 17 Oct 2013
Father Charles Bassett, b. Abt 1828, Finchingfield, Essex, England Mother Eliza (Lane) Burrell, b. Abt 1834, Stratford, Essex, England Married 1854 Stratford, West Ham, Essex, England Family ID F5 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Albert Edward Sayer, b. Abt 1872, Brook, New Brampton, Chatham, Kent, England Married 23 Apr 1892 West Ham, Essex, England Children 1. Albert George Sayer, b. 4 Nov 1892, London, England 2. Phoebe Elizabeth Dorothea Sayer, b. 25 Jul 1894, London, England 3. Elsie Jane Sayer, b. 20 Mar 1897, London, England 4. Baby Sayer, b. 28 Dec 1899, London, England 5. Albert Edward Sayer, b. 7 Dec 1903, London, England 6. Living 7. Living Family ID F21 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- From the notebook of Albert E. Sayer (senior), a description of his 1904 voyage from England to Canada with his wife (Jane “Jin” Bassett) and presumably their children Elsie Jane and Albert Edward.